Sign



17, 1932- J. M. ALDERFER 1,358,253

SIGN.

Filed 001;. 21, 1929 INVENTOR JbH/v M. ALDERFER.

ATTORNEYS Patented May 17, 1932 UNITED STATES JOHN M.

ALDERFER, OF SHARON CENTER, OHIO SIGN Application filed October 21, 1929. Serial No. 401,094.

This invention relates to signs. It is an object of the invention to provide a relatively inexpensive sturdy sign, and particularly a frame construction therefor which a will hold a sign panel without fasteners extending through the panel, this being of especial importance in connection with the use of sign panels of enameled metal.

Again, an object of the invention is to provide a single panel sign, both sides of which are completely exposed, whereby the sign may be read from opposite directions. The above and other objects of the invention are achieved by the sign illustrated in 15. the accompanying drawings and described herein, it being understood that the invention is not limited to the specific embodiment shown and described.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a sign embodying the invention; and

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on line 22 of Figure 1.

Relatively heavy wooden frame members 25 10, preferably somewhat rounded in cross section are formed with grooves 11 along the middle thereof to fit on the edges of a sign panel 12 which may be of enameled or porcelain coated sheet metal. The ends of the frame members 10 are preferably mitered as at 13 to make a close, tight joint at the corners of the panel 12. Fastening means such as nails 14 and anchors 15 are provided to hold the corners of the frame tightly together.

The rigidity of the frame members 10 and the depth of the groove 11 therein cause the panel 12 to be rigidly and strongly supported without passing the fastening elements through the panel. This is especially advantageous where metal signs are used since the openings for fasteners extended therethrough tend to rust and streaks of rust run down the face of the sign and gra the sign. Forming the grooves 11 along the middle of the frame members 10 together with the heavy rigid features of the frame permits the sign panel to be painted or decorated on opposite sides, thus making a doudually obliterate ble sign. The completed sign can be readily mounted so that both sides of the sign panel can be seen without obstructions.

Various modifications of the invention can be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claim.

What is claimed is:

The combination in a sign structure of a sign panel of sheet metal coated with noncorrosive water-proof material, and a wooden frame for supporting said panel, said frame having a groove about its inner periphery into which said panel snugly fits and said frame comprising sections along each edge of the panel secured together by means extending only across adjacent ends of the sections outwardly of said groove whereby the corrosion of said securing means will not result in streaks of rust forming down the face of the sign, said sections being mitered so as to be in abutment at the corners of the panel and said securing means extending across the mitered joints.

JOHN M. ALDERFER. 

